Man gets 10 years jail for possessing 600 gm heroin

A man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possessing 600 grams heroin by a Delhi court which also imposed Rs one lakh fine on him.
The court held Rajasthan native Harish Yadav guilty under provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, while rejecting his contention that he was falsely implicated by a friend who had taken Rs 50,000 loan from him.
"It is not possible to believe that to save an amount of Rs 50,000, his friend or police staff will illegally plant 600 grams heroin on accused, market value of which is more than Rs 30-40 lakh," special NDPS judge Sahil Jain said.

The court also observed that the contradictions in the prosecution testimonies were not proved.
"There are contradictions in testimonies of prosecution witnesses regarding the manner of conducting investigation, but no detail contradiction, which can be considered as material or fatal to the case of the prosecution, has been proved or shown," it said.
According to the prosecution, the accused was held with the heroin from Kashmere Gate here on March 21, 2014 after police laid a trap, acting on a tip off.

The accused claimed he had been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of his friend who allegedly took a loan of Rs 50,000 from him.

The court also said no complaint of false implication had been lodged by his family before any authority nor they have appeared as defence witness to prove the same.
"In absence of any supporting evidence, defence evidence of the accused cannot be relied upon," the court said.